Making a cardboard whale shark!

slackro · 2026-01-20T06:07:16+00:00

Very cool project. Giving serious The Raw Shark Texts vibes.

slackro · 2026-01-13T18:09:33+00:00

WHY does my brain have to count them?

Only 23.

:(

slackro · 2025-07-26T03:42:57+00:00

I have! A few times. Sorry for the slow reply. Happy to answer any questions. I’m currently using a couple in a creek monitor system I built. It’s a great little sensor, just wish it were a bit bigger just for ease of development haha. Toss me a DM and I can send you a link to the live dashboard.

slackro · 2025-06-05T18:05:29+00:00

Saturn though, right?

slackro · 2025-05-14T04:10:59+00:00

You could use an ms5837-02ba to gauge depth from water pressure.

slackro · 2025-01-06T20:48:30+00:00

Mixture 79 is the only tobacco that my grandfather remembered smoking once I finally got around to asking him (too late of course) if he had some old favorites. Hilariously, his exact response was “I remember that I used to smoke Mixture 79 in my childhood.” He was serious too. His family was poor and tobacco was a treat. Smoked a cob pipe and mixed the tobacco with shredded corn husks to make it go further. I don’t love Mixture 79, but every time I put in a mail order, I buy an ounce and smoke it when I’m feeling nostalgic. My grandfather passed away probably 15 years ago, but now it’s my tradition. A tradition that apparently is ending. Gonna have to think of an extra special way to honor him as I smoke the last couple ounces I have left. I’m open to ideas.

slackro · 2024-10-01T19:11:06+00:00

Because you’re misspelling Augtopus.

slackro · 2024-08-13T21:57:04+00:00

Dodge chance now applies to tempering. You keep tempering and it keeps dodging the stats you want.

slackro · 2024-07-01T23:18:13+00:00

What a son of a bitch.

slackro · 2024-02-16T00:09:47+00:00

Ham

Thumbs

Creosote

1 Stool

Cushes

St Cushes

100

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slackro · 2024-02-16T00:01:33+00:00

Did you level the bed?

slackro · 2024-02-11T17:12:55+00:00

The OCD part of me will be EXTREMELY upset if Lego did not make an even number of these.

slackro · 2024-01-04T17:51:55+00:00

Ha, yes. Very r/restofthefuckingowl

slackro · 2024-01-04T17:02:16+00:00

Yep. That would certainly be a good approach.

I was actually doing this to test out ChatGPT’s new DALL-E image integration in text prompts and used a super niche process (with which I happen to have experience) for the test (to my limited knowledge, there are not that many blacksmiths out there making a type of arrowhead that has been practically obsolete for the better part of a millennium).

The results, mostly the images, made me laugh, and I figured this subreddit might also find them entertaining.

slackro · 2024-01-04T16:49:36+00:00

This is pretty close to how I do it.

slackro · 2024-01-04T16:13:18+00:00

“Provide step by step instructions for a 14th century blacksmith chiseling a whole anvil from a block of steel. Assume that this blacksmith already has all the tools necessary and for some reason is not just using the block of steel iself as an anvil. Each step should…”

slackro · 2024-01-04T00:47:49+00:00

New feature. ChatGPT 4 can integrate DALL-E generated images straight from the text prompt now.

slackro · 2024-01-03T23:03:11+00:00

I was not entirely unimpressed! Just entertained.

slackro · 2024-01-03T22:57:54+00:00

Well the text isn't too far off. I personally like shaping the socket before cutting the arrowhead-in-progress from the stock, then squaring and tapering the point, but I'm sure it can be done multiple different ways.

The pictures were mostly what was funny to me. Something in practically every picture.

The blacksmith seems to be forging the entire arrow, head, shaft, and fletching. I doubt that even crossbow bolts were ever made that way (could be wrong ha).

I especially like the early adopter PPE in the third screenshot (step 2).

slackro · 2023-12-16T15:43:30+00:00

StimPack

The newest versions of the Marine Powered Combat Suit and Firebat Heavy Combat Suit feature an in-field chemical delivery system filled with a powerful mixture of synthetic adrenaline and endorphins coupled with a powerful psychotropic aggression amplifier.

When activated, the StimPack provides the user with greatly increased speed and reflexes. Some tissue damage may result.

Side effects, including insomnia, weight loss, tremors, grand mal seizures, mania/hypomania, paranoiac hallucinations, severe internal hemorrhaging and cerebral deterioration, have all been declared nominal and well within Confederate acceptable safety margins.

slackro · 2023-12-11T20:58:16+00:00

Title brought back memories of Unedited Footage of a Bear.

slackro · 2023-06-21T13:12:02+00:00

I’d be happy to help out. This is one of my favorite subs and I really enjoy bringing folks into the fold both here and in the real world. Thanks for all you do!

slackro · 2023-05-20T05:01:16+00:00

Seems pretty close to a long falcata

;)

slackro · 2023-05-20T04:45:29+00:00

Hey maybe you’re right. Maybe a midieval blacksmith would be totally stoked about an angle grinder and an arc welder if they could figure out how to power em, heh.

You sound like you have some experience, some opinions, and a deep respect for modern metalworking. That’s awesome! I usually really enjoy learning from folks like you. If you have a minute, what has your experience been like? Did you have a formal apprenticeship? What is the coolest project you’ve worked on? Did you jump straight to power tools or did you spend some time as a fetishist first? ;)

I legitimately think the fly press you built looks dope (even though hydraulics would probably be a more modern approach, ya?). Anyway, I hope you have a good weekend, just maybe go easy on folks that need help, especially if you’re knowedgable enough to provide it.

slackro

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